The Cultural World of the Prophets: The First Reading and the Responsorial Psalm : Sunday by SundayPreachers and liturgy planners will find The Cultural World of the Prophets a companion to John Pilch's The Cultural World of Jesus Sunday by Sunday series and The Cultural World of the Apostles series. Each essay offers historical, literary, and Eastern Mediterranean cultural information about the first reading and responsorial psalm of the liturgy of each Sunday. The Cultural World of the Prophets relates the first reading and responsorial psalm to the Gospel as intended by the architects of the Lectionary. It encourages readers to pursue in-depth study and helps them appreciate the specific verses of the first reading and the responsorial psalm in their own right. |
Contents
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| 8 | |
Epiphany | 21 |
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time | 27 |
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 30 |
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 37 |
Third Sunday of Lent | 44 |
Palm Sunday of the Lords Passion | 50 |
The Vigil of Pentecost | 69 |
Trinity Sunday | 75 |
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 81 |
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 88 |
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 94 |
TwentyThird Sunday in Ordinary Time | 101 |
TwentyEighth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 108 |
ThirtyFirst Sunday in Ordinary Time | 114 |
Second Sunday of Easter | 56 |
Sixth Sunday of Easter | 63 |
ThirtyFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time | 120 |
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acrostic Acts Ahaz alphabetical psalm alternate reality apostles Assyria Babylon biblical blessings bridge century B.C.E. collectivistic personalities Collegeville confidence consciousness context Cultural World death described Deut Deuteronomy divine earth ence exhortation Exile Exod Exodus Ezekiel faith father final verse glossolalia God's word gospel John Greek Hebrew Bible holy honor human hymn ideal identified interpretation Israel Israelite tradition Israelites Jeremiah Jerusalem Judeans king lament Lectionary link with today's Liturgical Press Luke Mediterranean mercy Meriba Messiah Moses nation Nebuchadnezzar non-Israelite Old Testament Ordinary Time Isaiah Peter phrase Pilch postexilic prayer preaching promise prophet psalmist reflects refrain rescue response Responsorial Psalm restore risen Jesus Scholars Second Isaiah selected for today Septuagint Servant shame Shebna Shunem sinner Sirach spirit Sunday by Sunday Temple text segment Third Isaiah tion today's gospel Matt today's reading Today's verses trance experience verses are drawn verses selected vision Wisdom woman Yahweh Zechariah
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Page 25 - I have spoken openly to the world; I ever taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and in secret spake I nothing. Why askest thou me? ask them that have heard me, what I spake unto them: behold, these know the things which I said.
Page 17 - ... entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
Page 46 - Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart.
Page 17 - Since then no prophet has arisen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face. He had no equal in all the signs and wonders the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh and all his servants and against all his land, and for the might and the terrifying power that Moses exhibited in the sight of all Israel.
Page 81 - Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.
Page 56 - In the same way, anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
Page 17 - is a place near me where you shall station yourself on the rock. "When my glory passes I will set you in the hollow of the rock and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. "Then I will remove my hand, so that you may see my back; but my face is not to be seen.
Page 50 - The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint ; from the sole of the foot to the head, there is no soundness in it, but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores,
Page 114 - A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the Lord of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, 'In what way have we despised Your name?
Page 67 - Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him (Luke 11, 13; Acts 2, 39).